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METHOD OF AND MEANS FOR PRODUCING MATCH BOOKS Filed March 15, 1955 13 Sheets-Sheet 13 ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 5, 1938 PATENT OFFICE METHOD OF AND MEANS FOR PROIjUCING MATCH-BOOKS Joseph Peyser, Mount Vernon, N. Y. Application March 15, 1935, Serial No. 11,269

9 Claims.

This invention relates to methods of and means for producing match-books, and has for its main object and feature the devising of method and means of simple and. efilcient character for producing match-books at a greater speed than heretofore.

In the accompanying drawings, the invention is shown in a concrete and preferred form in which:

Figs. 1 to 1 are diagrammatic perspective views showing the main steps of operation in producing a match-book;

Fig. 2 is a top-plan view of the machine;

Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation, partly in section, looking in the direction of arrow 3 in Fig. 2;

- Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view substantially on the plane of line 44 of Fig. 5 of the cover feeding mechanism;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view substantially on the plane of line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical sectional view substantially on the plane of line 68 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view showing the steps of feeding cover blanks;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged plan view of the middle portion of Fig. 2;

Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view substantially on the plane of irregular line 9-9 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view substantially on the plane of line I'll-Ill of Fig. 8;

Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional view substantially on the plane of line "-4 I of Fig. 12;

Fig. 12 is a vertical sectional view substantially on the plane of line |2l2 of Fig. 9;

Fig. 13 is an enlarged plan view of the righthand end of Fig. 2, partly in section;

Fig. 14 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view substantially on the plane of line I4-Il of Fig. 13;

Fig. 15 is a transverse vertical sectional view substantially on the plane of line I5-l5 of Fig. 13;

Fig. 16 is a transverse vertical sectional view substantially on the plane of line l6--l6 of Fig. 13;

Fig. 1'7 is a horizontal sectional view substantially on the plane of line l'l-I'I of Fig. 18; and

Fig. 18 is a vertical sectional view substantially on the plane of line l8l8 of Fig. 1'7.

20 indicates a conveyer here in the form of anintermittently movable sprocket chain having blank or cover supporting compartments or surfaces 2!, said chain being trained. over sprockets 22 and 23 at opposite ends of the machine (Figs,

2, 5, 9, 13 and 14). Arranged alongside this conveyer are the various instrumentalities or mechanisms for associating cover blanks and match-combs. The general arrangement will readily be understood from Fig. 2 where the various stations are identified by legends.

Suitable means are provided for feeding the covers, and these means may take the form shown in application Ser. No. 13,473 filed March 28, 1935 where the covers are obtained from a roll of paper which is severed transversely at intervals to produce the individual cover blanks, but preferably the cover feeding means take the following form: Referring to Figs. 2 to '7 inclusive, two cover hoppers 24 are arranged in tandem but not closely adjacent. The method used is to feed two cover blanks simultaneously once to every two intermittent movements of conveyer 20. This method will be most readily understood by referring to Fig. 7 which shows the two cover stacks and the position of cover blanks on the conveyer after each of a number of movements of said conveyer. As there shown, the covers do not fall on the conveyer surfaces directly beneath the stacks but are fed (by means presently to be described) forward in the direction of movement of the conveyer and downward beneath guides 25 to the conveyer. Nine positions of the conveyer are shown in the diagram. At the beginning of the operation two cover blanks, indicated by I, are simultaneously fed to the conveyer, and it will be seen that these two blanks are spaced relatively widely apart, and may be denominated a first and a fourth blank inasmuch as they are separated by two empty conveyer compartments. The conveyer now makes a step in the direction of the arrow and then stops when it arrives in the second position, in which position no cover blanks are fed to the conveyer. The conveyer now makes another step and arrives at the third position, and during its pause in that position two more cover blanks, here indicated by 2, are fed to the conveyer. Another step of the conveyer brings us to the fourth position in which no cover blanks are fed. When the conveyer arrives at the fifth position, two more cover blanks, indicated by 3 are fed to the conveyer. In the sixth position of the conveyer no cover blanks are fed, but in the seventh position two cover blanks, 4, are again fed. In the eighth position, no cover blanks are fed, but in the ninth position two cover blanks, 5, are fed. It is unnecessary to show additional positions of the conveyer because it will be seen from the foregoing that a first and a fourth blank are fed to the conveyer after each two intermittent movements thereof, and that the result of this is to produce a succession of closely spaced blanks on the conveyer, every compartment being filled except the one marked 0. This compartment can be filled by hand, or the foremost blank marked I, adjacent to can be removed, the proper succession of blanks being thereafter produced automatically. Extending longitudinally through the machine is main shaft 26 that here makes one revolution to each cycle of the machine, 1. e. to each match-book produced. 21 is a cross-shaft deriving its motion from 26 by means of bevel gears 26 and 29 (Figs. 4, and 6) and it will be seen that the gear ratio is such that shaft 21 makes one revolution to every two. revolutions of 26. Shaft 21 actuates the cover feeding mechanism, which latter is constructed as follows: cover blank hoppers 24, of which there are two arranged in tandem above the conveyer, are composed of channels, carried by framework 30 of the machine, and are open at the bottom. 3| indicates a horizontal slide mounted in the framework below the hoppers and carries two pairs of feed members 32 and 33, one pair for each hopper. Reciprocating motion is imparted to slide 3| by means of eccentric 34 on shaft 21, arm 35, lever 36 on rock-shaft 31, lever 36a also on rockshaft 31, and link 36. In accordance with the usual operation of hopper feeds of this character, the lowermost blank is fed forwardly out of the hopper and drops through an opening in the framework to the conveyer. Front-registering devices indicated at 39 may be used in connection with the hopper feed and likewise, in the present instance, movable guides or ejectors 25 may be utilized. As here shown, guides 25 are carried by brackets 40 mounted on vertical slide 4|, which latter is actuated from cam 42 on shaft 21 by means of cam roller 43, arm 44, rockshaft 45, arm 46 and link 41. In order to prevent more than one cover blank from being fed at a time, rollers 46 may be employed that are conveniently driven by means of a belt 49 trained over a pulley 50, moving with sprocket 23, and over pulleys 5| carried by rollers 46.

Refer now to Figs. 2, 3 and 8 to 12 inclusive. Arranged alongside conveyer 20 is the matchcomb feeding mechanism. 52 indicates a table or support for the match-comb, and above which is a reciprocatory comb feed device 53 having a number of loosely pivoted feed dogs 54. Device 53 is carried by slide 55, mounted in suitable guides 56, and receives its motion from rockshaft 51 by means of yoke 56, carried by said rock-shaft, and sliding block 59 pivotally supported at 60 on slide 55. Rock-shaft 51 receives its motion from cross-shaft 6I by means of eccentric 62, connecting rod 63 and link 64. Shaft 6|, in turn, derives its motion from main shaft 26 by means of spiral gears 65 and 66 having a one to one ratio. A double-layer match-comb strip M is placed on table 52 beneath dogs 54 and against stop 61. The comb is of relatively great length, as shown by reserve comb strip M, and has to be severed into appropriate comb-sections that are then associated with the covers. Dogs 54 are so spaced and the extent of reciprocating movement of 53, is such that on each stroke, of 53 the comb strip is advanced parallel 'to conveyer 20 a distance equal to the length of comb-section to be severed. The number of dogs employed and the length of the comb strip is such that rear dog 54a is behind the rear edge of the comb strip, and therefore the first forward stroke of 63 will cause dog 54a. to advance the comb strip one step, the rest of dogs 54 resting on top of said strip. On the return stroke, dogs 54 will slide idly over the comb strip, and said strip being now shorter, dog 54b will drop behind it and, on the next forward stroke of 53, dog 54b will feed the comb strip and so on until the strip is used up when reserve comb strip is brought forward against stop 61 and the previously described sequence of operations is repeated. Obviously, the reserve comb strip M may be positioned by hand or by means of a feed belt 66 properly timed with the other parts of the machine. The comb strip in being fed forward passes over stationary knife-member 69 and the outer end of said strip is severed by vertically reciprocating knife 10. Knife-member carries a pusher or ejector 1I that pushes the severed comb-section into transversely extending guide 12 which is at the same level as conveyer 20. Knife member 10 slides in guides 13 and receives its motion from crossshaft 6I by means of eccentric 14, rod and connection 16. 11 is a transversely moving feed member that moves the comb-section from guide 12 onto the cover carried by conveyer Member 11 is actuated from the slide member of knife 10 by means of arm 16, link 19, bell-crank 60, on shaft 6|, and link 63. Before the combsection is fed to the cover carried by conveyer 26, the said cover has been subjected to certain operations. 64 indicates an abutment member which descends on the cover with a yielding pressure. It is carried by a slide 65 moving in guides 66, said slide being conveniently operated from rock-shaft 51 by means of arm 61 and link 66. A vertically reciprocating slide 89 cooperates with said abutment member or clamp and turns up a short end on the cover while the clamp is holding it, the result being a very definite bending of the cover. Slide 69 is actuated from eccentric 90, on shaft 6 I, by means of arm 9| and connection 92. Abutment member 64 also conveniently carries a side-registering device 93 which acts to guide the comb-section when the latter is fed by slide 11 onto the cover. The associated cover and comb-section now pass under a stationary bar or hold-down device 94 carried by bracket 95. 96 indicates a vertical slide to act against the cover to turn up the long end thereof, and is conveniently actuated from eccentric 91, on crossshaft 6I, by means of arm 96 and connection 99.

Refer now to Figs. 2, 3, 13 to 18 inclusive. Holddown device 94 has a reduced extension I06, which is in effect a thin blade, under which the associated cover and comb-section pass. I 0| is a horizontal slide moving in guides I02, and actuated from eccentric I03, on main shaft 26, by means of connections I04, I05, I06 and I01. I06 is a second horizontal slide moving in guides I09, and actuated from eccentric IIO, on main shaft 26,by means of connections III, H2, H3 and H4.

Slide IOI acts to fold down the long end of the cover, and slide I06 acts to fold down the short end of the cover. I I5 indicates a stitching mechanism to stitch the cover and comb-section together. It is unnecessary to describe the detailed construction of the stitching device, suffice it to say that it can be of a conventional type and that it is driven by means of sprockets H6 and H1 and chain II 6. Sprocket H1 is mounted on shaft II6a which receives motion from shaft II9 by means of bevel gears I20 shaft 9 is in turn driven from main shaft 26 by means of spur gears I 2I and I 22. I23 is a clinching device to flatten the staple that the stitching device ha driven through the cover and comb-section. The clinching device is carried by an arm I24 carried by rock-shaft I25 which receives its motion from shaft I I8a by means of eccentric I26 and arms I21 and I28 pivotally connected. I29 is an ejecting device having two ejecting members I30 so as to simultaneously eject two completed matchbooks. and is in the form of a transverse horizontal slide moving in guides I3I. This slide receives its motion from shaft I32 carrying a cam I33 with which engages a cam roller I34 mounted on arm I35 pivotally connected by arm I36/to rock-shaft I31, from which latter extends an arm I38 pivotally connected by means of link I39 to slide I29. Shaft I32 makes one revolution to each two revolutions of main shaft 26 and is driven from the latter by spur gears I 2| and I40. Conveyor 20 is advanced intermittently one step to each revolution of the main shaft by any suit able means such as the following: sprocket 22 is secured to shaft I to which latter is also secured slotted member I42 of a Geneva stop motion device. Mounted on shaft I43 is a two-armed member I44 carrying rollers I45 to engage with the slots in member I42. Shaft I43 is driven from shaft II9 by means of bevel gears I46 and I41. Shaft II9 makes one revolution to each revolution of main shaft 26, and shaft I43 makes one revolution to each two revolutions of shaft 1 I9, but inasmuch as shaft I43 carries two arms I44, it will be seen that shaft I, and hence sprocket 22 and conveyer 20, makes two steps to each revolution of shaft I43, and one step to each revolution of main shaft 26. Shaft I4I drives shaft I45a by means of bevel gears I46a. Mounted on shaft I450. is a rotatable delivery member I48 which latter is thus moved a step to deliver a completed match-book every time conveyer 20 takes a step. Mounted alongside delivery member I48 is a reversing member I49 having a slot I50 for the reception of a match-book. This reversing member is rotated one-half of a revolution once to each two steps of delivery member I48, and is conveniently actuated from shaft I32 (which it will be remembered makes one revolution to each two revolutions of the main shaft) by means of cam I5I, cam roller I52, arm I53, rock shaft I 54, arm I55, rack I56 and gear I5'I, the latter carried by reversing member I49. As previously explained, ejectors I30 eject two completed match-books at a time from conveyer 20, and one of these passes over guide I58 directly to delivery member I48, while the other passes into slot I50 of reversing member I49. The delivery member thereupon takes a step delivering to trough I 59 the match-book which it has received directly from guide I58. The reversing member makes one-half of a revolution thereby reversing the position of the match-book. Transfer device I60 now enters the open slot I50 and transfers a match-book from the reversing member to the delivery member and the latter takes another step while the transfer member is retracted. Transfer device I60 is actuated from the infeed end of the machine being driven from shaft 21 by meansof cam I6I, cam roller I62, arm I63, lever I64 loose on rock-shaft 3'! and pivotally connected to rod I65 extending almost the entire length of the machine and secured at its other end to plate I65a. Plate I65a carries a bearing I65b receiving stem I650 of transfer device I60. When the reversing device is rotated, transfer member I 60 and stem I 650 rotate with it, this action being permitted by bearing I65b.

A brief summary of the operation of the device,

reference now being made to Figs. 1 to 1 inclusive, is as followsz'Two covers are fed simultaneously once to every two cycles of the machine, to conveyer 20, passing beneath guides as 25. Cover C now passes along with conveyer 20 until it reaches the station where clamp 84 descends upon it and slide 89 turns up the short end C of the cover. The match-comb strip M is fed along table 52 and knife I descends and cuts off a comb-section which latter passes into guide I2. When the cover arrives at the station opposite uide I2, side-registering device 93, carried by clamp 84, descends, and feed member 11 pushes the comb-section onto the cover and under holddown device 94. The comb-section is front registered against short upturned end C of the cover and side registered by 93. When the coverv and comb-section arrive at the next station, slide 96 rises and turns up the long end C2 of the cover. The cover and comb-section now pass under the thin extension I00 of hold-down device 94 and at this station slide I 0| advances and folds down long end C2 of the cover over extension I00. At the next station, slide I08 advances and folds down short end C over the long end of the cover. The assemblage now passes to an idle station where nothing occurs. At the next station the assemblage has passed beyond extension I00, and stitcher II now descends and drives a staple C3 through the cover and comb-section in a known manner, after which the assemblage passes to a station where clincher I23 acts to clinch the staple. livery station, and when two match-books have arrived side by side, ejector fingers I30 advance and push the two match-books out of the con-' The assemblage now passes to the de-' veyer, the first one passing over guide I58 directly ter delivers said match-book in an upright position to trough I59 with the thick end up but in line with the first match-book.

The advantages of the methods and construction herein disclosed are simplicity and reliability of operation, and also an increase in speed, because, although cams could obviously be employed, eccentrics are used by preference to actuate the parts that operate once to each cycle of the machine, while those parts-as the cover feed-that preferably should have a slower movement are operated only twice to each cycle.

The means for feeding the cover blanks are not specifically claimed herein but form the subject matter of another application Ser. No. 48,280, filed November 5, 1935. So also the means for delivering the match-books are not claimed herein as such but form the subject matter of still another application Ser. No. 48,281, filed November 5, 1935.

I.claim:

1. A match-book machine including: an intermittently moving conveyer; a series of mechanisms located along and acting after each intermittent movement of said conveyer to act sequentially upon covers and combs to associate the same; means located in advance of said mechanisms to simultaneously feed two covers in spaced relation to the conveyer after each two intermittent movements of the latter; and means to simultaneously deliver two match-books fromsaid conveyer after each two intermittent movements of the latter.

2. The method of forming a match-book which consists in: turning up the short end of the cover; feeding the match-comb against said turned-up end; turning up and folding over the comb the long end of the cover; folding over the short end of the cover; and securing the cover and comb together.

3. In a match-book machine, the combination of a cover conveyer; and means to associate a comb-section with the cover on the conveye; ineluding: mechanism to turn up the short end of the cover; a feeding device to feed a comb-section over the cover and against the upturned short end thereof; means to turn up and fold over the comb the long end of the cover; means to thereafter fold the short end of the cover and stitch it to the comb section; and transmission means to actuate the instrumentalities recited.

4. In a match-book machine, the combination of a cover conveyer; and means to associate a comb-section with the cover on the conveyer including: an abutment clamp to engage the cover; mechanism to turn up the short end of the cover against the abutment clamp; a feeding device to feed a comb-section over the cover and against the upturned short end thereof; means to thereafter fold the cover and stitch it to the combsection; and transmission means to actuate the instrumentalities recited.

5. In a match-book machine, the combination of a cover conveyer; mechanism to turn up the short end of the cover; means to feed a matchcomb strip along one side of said conveyer; a knife mechanism to sever a comb-section from the strip; a feeding device operating substantially at right angles to the movement of the conveyer to feed a comb-section over the cover and against the upturned short end thereof; means to turn up and fold over the comb-section the long end of the cover; means to thereafter fold the short end of the cover; means to stitch the short end of the cover to the comb-section; and transmission means to actuate the instrumentalities recited.

6. In a match-book machine, the combination of a cover conveyer; means to feed a comb-section to the cover on the conveyer; a hold-down device beneath and beyondwhich the conveyer passes; folding members to fold the cover about the hold-down device; and transmission means to actuate all the instrumentalities recited except the hold-down device.

7. In a match-book machine, the combination of a cover conveyer; mechanism to turn up the short end of the cover; a hold-down device beneath and beyond which the conveyer passes; means to feed a comb-section over the cover, beneath the hold-down device and against the upturned short end of the cover; folding members to fold the cover about the hold-down device; and transmission means to actuate all the instrumentalities recited except the hold-down device.

8. A match-book machine including: a cover conveyer; means to feed a cover to the conveyer; mechanism to turn up the short end of. the cover; a hold-down device beneath and beyond which the conveyor passes; means to feed a comb-section over the cover, beneath the hold-down device and against the upturned short end of the cover; means to turn up the long end of the cover; folding members to fold down the long and the short ends of the cover about the hold-down device; stitching mechanism to stitch the cover and comb-section together; and means to deliver the match-book from the conveyer.

9. In a match-book machine, the combination of a cover conveyer; a side-registering mechanism, for-a comb-section, extending transversely above and movable in and out of the cover conveyer; means to move said side-registering mechanism down and up into and out of the cover conveyer; and a feeding device operating substantially at right angles to the movement of the conveyor to feed a comb-section along said sideregistering mechanism to a cover on the conveyer while the side-registering mechanism is in down position in the conveyer.

JOSEPH PEYSER.

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